Category Archives: Community Involvement

Ryan Bailey and Grace Ni held the low scores for the overall boy and girl categories at the Southern Texas PGA’s Bay Forest Junior Championship, supported by Total Safety, on Oct. 11-12. Bailey finished with a score of 138 in the 15-18 boys category. Grace Ni finished with a score of 143 in the 13-15 girls category.

Other champions included Jason Bryant for the 13-14 year old boys and Madison Kidd for the 16-18 year old girls. They finished with scores of 152 and 150, respectively.

With participation growing exponentially every year, the STPGA was glad to have the addition of Total Safety as a supporting sponsor for the championship.

“It’s a great thing whenever we can get additional sponsors for our junior events, but to have a local Houston-based company like Total Safety join in on the Bay Forest Junior Championship, it’s even better,” said STPGA Director of Junior Golf Thomas Hutton of the initial partnership.

Total Safety, the world’s leading integrated safety services company, today announced that funds raised during its annual ‘Tee It Up for Charity’ golf tournament will benefit three non-profit organizations focused on improving the lives of families within their communities.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament went to:

Sky High for St. Jude, a volunteer organization that raises money on behalf of children undergoing pediatric cancer treatment and other life-threatening diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Sky High is also the largest donor of the Ronald McDonald House at St. Jude, which serves patients and families staying for extended treatment. Please visit www.skyhighshoot.org to learn more.

Combat Marine Outdoors, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide wounded Marines and other service members with once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventures, promoting a sense of accomplishment, as well as one of hope and belonging. Please visit www.combatmarineoutdoors.org to learn more.

Krysta’s Karing Angels, a non-profit organization founded by a Total Safety employee that provides support to families affected by drunk driving. In addition, the organization generates awareness for its cause by taking crashed vehicles from actual accidents involving drivers that were driving while intoxicated (DWI) to schools, universities and other events, allowing people to see and hear the devastating effects caused by driving drunk. Please visit www.krystaskaringangels.com to learn more.

Total Safety’s clients and vendor partners participated in the tournament and contributed to the worthy cause. Some of the key sponsors included Enterprise Fleet Management, MSA, Warburg Pincus, BW Technologies and Crowe Horwath LLP. The tournament is always held just before the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Maintenance and Reliability Conference.

“Total Safety has hosted this event for 16 years, and year after year, I am always inspired by the hospitality of our clients and sponsors. We are grateful to those who participated in the event. Their generosity has directly impacted our community and provided a number of worthy causes with resources they might not have had otherwise,” said Paul Tyree, Total Safety COO.

Total Safety employees are supporting local efforts to aid and assist the victims of the devastating tornados that swept through Oklahoma in May. The company has sent volunteers to assist with clean up, along with truckloads of safety equipment and supplies, including hard hats, safety glasses, Tyvek® coveralls, respirators and gloves.

“Our Total Safety volunteers, working alongside the Serve Moore organization, will do their best to help insure safety in the communities where we work and live,” says Terrell Sosebee, Total Safety account manager. “We know we are only a handful of the countless volunteers helping out, but we’re proud to contribute the time and equipment we can.”

The Serve Moore organization currently is in need of volunteers to clear up home sites, parks, and right of ways in Moore, Oklahoma. Two dozen people lost their lives, hundreds were injured, and thousands of individuals have lost their homes as a result of the EF5-rated tornado.

David Fanta, Total Safety CEO, expressed, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this storm and their families. Our desire is to support relief efforts as best we can in hopes that we can lessen the burden on those affected.”

Total Safety has been selected as one of “America’s Safest Companies” for 2012 by EHS Today, in addition to receiving the “Best in Class” award from the Houston Business Roundtable, multiple AFPM Awards, and a host of industry and customer safety accolades. For more information about Total Safety and its unwavering commitment to safety, visit www.totalsafety.com.

Thanks to Total Safety’s Houston, Pennsylvania team and the Girl Scouts of West Pennsylvania, a 360-pound stone memorial will travel more than 1,000 miles to the final resting place of the U.S. Marine whose name it bears. The memorial in honor of Marine Cpl. David Eugene Hevle of Yankton, S.D., was discovered at the closed Camp Timberlake in Washington County by a volunteer. The camp was operated by Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania until October 2012.

Since the discovery, media coverage helped solve the mystery of why the memorial was there, and shed light on Hevle’s connection to Girl Scouts.

Girl Scout troops who stayed at the camps sent care packages and letters to soldiers serving in the Vietnam War, and it is believed that Hevle was one of the Marines who received packages from or corresponded with the girls.

Hevle was killed on April 8, 1967 when his amphibian tractor hit a mine and exploded. The Girl Scouts who wrote to Hevle are thought to have created the stone memorial at Camp Timberlake.

More than 46 years after his death, the memorial will return to South Dakota. Girl Scouts and local veterans and military organizations will gather at Camp Timberlake, 2334 Beallsville Rd., in Marianna, on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., for a special ceremony prior to the memorial’s departure. The public is welcome to attend.

About Total Safety

Total Safety is the leading premier global provider of integrated industrial safety and compliance services, strategies and equipment for hazardous environments. Founded in December 1994 to serve the industrial safety needs of the oil and gas industry, the company has transformed itself through internal growth and acquisitions to become the industry leader in a comprehensive array of industrial safety services in a variety of end markets.

About Girl Scouts

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership experience for girls and is the leading authority on girls’ healthy development. Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The 3-million-member organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, call 1-800-248-3355 or visit www.gswpa.org.

Total Safety hosted its 15th Annual ‘Tee It Up for Charity’ Golf Tournament at the La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas. The annual tournament is held in conjunction with the AFPM Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition.

The largest turnout to date, all proceeds benefitted Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, a Christian military boarding school located in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Chamberlain-Hunt offers boys from grades 7–12 a structured environment to facilitate academic success and emotional development.

This year’s tournament included additional incentives for tournament players, including:
A chance to win $50,000 during a “shootout,” where four players from each course (the Palmer Course pictured left) were given the opportunity to sink a hole-in-one for $50,000

A 3-day, all expenses paid vacation get-a-way

Door prizes

Raffle prizes

Around 300 people participate in the annual golf tournament. This is the only fundraiser Total Safety has for Chamberlain-Hunt Academy; however, all of Total Safety’s facilities worldwide participate in community service activities and fundraising projects.

Total Safety believes helping the communities where they work should be an integral part of the company’s core values and is a testament to the quality and commitments of its individual team members around the globe.

Thank you to the sponsors and players for making this year’s golf tournament one to remember!

Total Safety’s Annual Golf Tournament that coincides with the NPRA Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the Riverdale Golf Course in Brighton, Colorado (outside Denver). The registration deadline is April 29, 2011.

“Tee It Up for Charity” is Total Safety’s theme for its 14th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting Chamberlain-Hunt Academy located in Port Gibson, Mississippi, co-sponsored by BIC Alliance.

Total Safety supports the academy because of its Christian military focus and the commitment to giving students everything they need to achieve their educational goals, while also focusing on their emotional and spiritual development. Total Safety has employees and family members who graduated from the academy and are passionate about the opportunities the academy brings to all students.

In the past, Total Safety has raised around $5,000. These funds help support the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy financial fund, which helps students who need tuition assistance.

Around 300 people participate in the annual golf tournament held on the fourth Tuesday in May. This is the only fundraiser Total Safety has for Chamberlain-Hunt Academy; however, all of Total Safety’s facilities worldwide participate in community service activities and fundraising projects.

Total Safety believes helping the communities where they work is an integrated part of the company’s core values and is a testament to the quality and commitments of its individual team members around the globe.